Michael St. Gerard
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Michael St. Gerard is an American
actor
, appearing in Japanese commercials and Off-Broadway shows. His first movie was 1987's Senior Week. He is most recognized for his role as 'Link' in John Waters'
Hairspray (1988). He was born in New York Mills, New York
.
. The first was called Heart of Dixie
and the second also brought out in 1989 was called Great Balls of Fire!
. His portrayal of Elvis was so good in both of these movies that when a TV series about Elvis was made Elvis
Michael was offered the part of the younger Elvis this ran for all of ten episodes. To continue his television career he appeared in Beverly Hills, 90210
as an acting teacher in its second season. From here there were few more films made, of those that were they were direct-to-video. These included in 1992 Into the sun
and Live Wire
and in 1994's Replikator
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actor
Actor
An actor is a person who acts in a dramatic production and who works in film, television, theatre, or radio in that capacity...
, appearing in Japanese commercials and Off-Broadway shows. His first movie was 1987's Senior Week. He is most recognized for his role as 'Link' in John Waters'
John Waters (filmmaker)
John Samuel Waters, Jr. is an American filmmaker, actor, stand-up comedian, writer, journalist, visual artist, and art collector, who rose to fame in the early 1970s for his transgressive cult films...
Hairspray (1988). He was born in New York Mills, New York
New York Mills, New York
New York Mills is a village in Oneida County, New York, USA. The population was 3,327 at the 2010 census.The Village of New York Mills is partly in the Town of Whitestown and partly in the Town of New Hartford. It is a western suburb of the City of Utica.-History:There were three mills which gave...
.
1989-1994
In 1989 he starred in the first of two movies in which he would portray the late Elvis PresleyElvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley was one of the most popular American singers of the 20th century. A cultural icon, he is widely known by the single name Elvis. He is often referred to as the "King of Rock and Roll" or simply "the King"....
. The first was called Heart of Dixie
Heart of Dixie
Heart of Dixie is a 1989 drama film adaptation of the 1976 novel Heartbreak Hotel by Anne Rivers Siddons and directed by Martin Davidson...
and the second also brought out in 1989 was called Great Balls of Fire!
Great Balls of Fire! (film)
Great Balls of Fire! is a 1989 American biographical film directed by Jim McBride and starring Dennis Quaid as Jerry Lee Lewis. Based on a biography by Myra Lewis and Murray M. Silver Jr., the screenplay is written by McBride and Jack Baran...
. His portrayal of Elvis was so good in both of these movies that when a TV series about Elvis was made Elvis
Elvis (1990 TV series)
Elvis—Good Rockin' Tonight is a short lived American TV series on ABC in 1990, about the early life of Elvis Presley. The show aired ten episodes before it's cancellation due to low ratings . These ten episodes, along with three unaired episodes, were edited into a four hour mini-series known...
Michael was offered the part of the younger Elvis this ran for all of ten episodes. To continue his television career he appeared in Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210
Beverly Hills, 90210 is an American drama series that originally aired from October 4, 1990 to May 17, 2000 on Fox and was produced by Spelling Television in the United States, and subsequently on various networks around the world. It is the first series in the Beverly Hills, 90210 franchise...
as an acting teacher in its second season. From here there were few more films made, of those that were they were direct-to-video. These included in 1992 Into the sun
Into the Sun (1992 film)
Into the Sun is a 1992 action comedy film starring Michael Paré and Anthony Michael Hall.- Synopsis :Paul Watkins is an American pilot stationed in the middle east is taken away from his normal duties of protecting the skies, to show an actor everything he needs to know about being a pilot in the...
and Live Wire
Live Wire (film)
Live Wire is a 1992 action movie, written by Bart Baker, directed by Christian Duguay and starring Pierce Brosnan, Ron Silver, Ben Cross and Lisa Eilbacher....
and in 1994's Replikator
Replikator
Replikator is a 1994 science fiction film starring Michael St. Gerard, Brigitte Bako and Ned Beatty...